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the current spike in gas prices is not about obama. it is about opec. the oil companies, and wall street speculators. we could take steps right now that could address this situation. deploy oil from the strategic purpose -- petroleum reserve as well as [unintelligible] last week, the u.s. and others -- oil dipped on the mere threat of using this weapon against speculators. the reserve is to speculators what kryptonite is to superman. republicans opposed this uniformly. they believed the oil market is a free market. it is not. we need to stop wall street speculators from their yearly gains that turn the oil market into the crude oil casino. last year, house republicans tried to cut the budget for the commodities futures trading commission. the agency that serves as the cop on the wall street oil speculation be in the republican majority has moved the legislation intended to delay the reforms by the democratic congress that would diminish the power of wall street trading firms to manipulate the market. wall street's lobbyists have gone so far as to suit t
the current spike in gas prices is not about obama. it is about opec. the oil companies, and wall street speculators. we could take steps right now that could address this situation. deploy oil from the strategic purpose -- petroleum reserve as well as [unintelligible] last week, the u.s. and others -- oil dipped on the mere threat of using this weapon against speculators. the reserve is to speculators what kryptonite is to superman. republicans opposed this uniformly. they believed the oil...
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after a few weeks in office, president obama was awarded the nobel peace prize. some have said he wanted because he was not president bush and the europeans wanted to confirm that fact. do you recall his acceptance speech in scandinavia? do you recall at the scene at? i watched him carefully. he was here at the protium -- podium and teh camera is here. you can see teh back o -- the back of the president, the nobel committee, and all the dignitaries. everyone remembers it the way i do. as the president is giving his speech, you look at the facial expression of the people who have just given him the nobel prize and it looked as if every one of their dogs have been run over by a bus. they had the most somber, sad look on their faces because president obama fundamentally was giving them a lecture on just war theory and how from time to time it was his authority to use force to protect america and americans. i was invited to the german embassy in spring 2007. i have been director of the cia for about one year. the germans were in the chair of the european union. as a
after a few weeks in office, president obama was awarded the nobel peace prize. some have said he wanted because he was not president bush and the europeans wanted to confirm that fact. do you recall his acceptance speech in scandinavia? do you recall at the scene at? i watched him carefully. he was here at the protium -- podium and teh camera is here. you can see teh back o -- the back of the president, the nobel committee, and all the dignitaries. everyone remembers it the way i do. as the...
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. >> the obama administration did a review in which most agreed it was not sustainable. is simply was not about to change. it was the surprise of the change -- weeks after this thing was published, this guy set himself on fire. there is probably more agreement there than disagreement. sam. >> thank you for inviting me here to speak. it's a great pleasure. i am a former student of his. anything i say you disagree with, you know who to blame for it. the two questions that were posed to us that i will comment on and then perhaps look at the situation in egypt and religious freedom. the first question is very hard to answer in the negative. who can possibly argue that a fully inclusive, free, fair, democratic system that makes room for everyone is good. the formation of the question takes into consideration all of those criticisms that have been put towards the promotion of democracy. the exclusive free and fair consideration of a free society -- we are talking about something more than that. it highlights the system whether it is all voices, islamic voices, or religious min
. >> the obama administration did a review in which most agreed it was not sustainable. is simply was not about to change. it was the surprise of the change -- weeks after this thing was published, this guy set himself on fire. there is probably more agreement there than disagreement. sam. >> thank you for inviting me here to speak. it's a great pleasure. i am a former student of his. anything i say you disagree with, you know who to blame for it. the two questions that were posed...
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i am less interested in what this says in the debates but whoever wins in the week or two after the election. that is the time to step up and do the broader leadership. >> what would you like your president obama said? -- to hear president obama say? >> the we're not want of a deal that has revenues and spending in the biggest obstacle is on the revenue side, and i do believe my perception is correct, and that is republicans continue to believe at the end of the day democrats will reluctant then as they did in 2011 and 2010. one of the things the president has to do is make it crystal clear he is serious and will not accept a deal, but does not have revenues and spending. i think that when that becomes accepted,, that is when we go into january. the sooner that is believed, that lays the predicate for both sides to get a bipartisan deal. >> i want to follow up on a question or issue that the raised, and it is about behavioral response to the looming fiscal clip. you suggested we are already starting to see response. >> i think so. everyone is credit -- incredibly myopic.tly i think that is r
i am less interested in what this says in the debates but whoever wins in the week or two after the election. that is the time to step up and do the broader leadership. >> what would you like your president obama said? -- to hear president obama say? >> the we're not want of a deal that has revenues and spending in the biggest obstacle is on the revenue side, and i do believe my perception is correct, and that is republicans continue to believe at the end of the day democrats will...
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less than eight weeks into that job, president obama tapped him as chairman, the pinnacle of a long and distinguished military career. since taking office, he has passionately dedicated himself to rebuilding the joint force, preparing it to meet future threats, and keeping faith with our troops and their families. secretary gates has praised him for his intellectual heft, moral courage, and strategic vision. not a bad recommendation. president obama has called him one of the nation's most respected and combat-tested general's. we at carnegie are deeply honored to have him with us today. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming general martin dempsey. [applause] >> well, thank you, jessica, for that very kind introduction, and thanks to all of you for your presence today. i have not had this kind of crowd since the last time i sang karaoke at a local -- [laughter] no, actually, that is not true. but i am encouraged to see such a large crowd, though, because it tells me you have the right things on your mind in terms of what is important for our nation as we go forward with a cer
less than eight weeks into that job, president obama tapped him as chairman, the pinnacle of a long and distinguished military career. since taking office, he has passionately dedicated himself to rebuilding the joint force, preparing it to meet future threats, and keeping faith with our troops and their families. secretary gates has praised him for his intellectual heft, moral courage, and strategic vision. not a bad recommendation. president obama has called him one of the nation's most...
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in the weeks since our discussion, president obama has not spoken about these bipartisan house-past energy bills, and gas prices continued to rise. about the only thing the president has pushed the senate to do is to prevent construction of the keystone pipeline, a project the american people strong support. he personally lobbied senate democrats before the vote. that might have made the difference. he also successfully urged senate democrats to take up energy tax legislation that will not lower the price of gas, and according to the nonpartisan congressional research service, would actually make it more expensive. clearly, the president had some sway over senate democrats. today, i am challenging president obama to make good on his rhetoric and urge the senate to allow a vote on bipartisan, house-past energy bills. let's move forward on a path to a real all of the above energy strategy. in the meantime, the house will consider -- continue to act. this week, republicans launched the next phase of our american energy initiative, focused on addressing rising gas prices. this phase includes p
in the weeks since our discussion, president obama has not spoken about these bipartisan house-past energy bills, and gas prices continued to rise. about the only thing the president has pushed the senate to do is to prevent construction of the keystone pipeline, a project the american people strong support. he personally lobbied senate democrats before the vote. that might have made the difference. he also successfully urged senate democrats to take up energy tax legislation that will not...
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last week, former senator geoge mitchell discussed two first responders and washington. he touched on the israeli- palestinian conflict. this is just over one hour. [applause] >> good morning and thank you for your attendance this morning. from the nuclear was to the israeli and conflict, all of our dangers in the region that threaten the supply of oil to europe and the united states and create uncertainty the u.s. economy and security. these paramount threats, along with domestic and international terrorism, combine to emerge and remain constant in challenging our security policies and taxing the resiliency of our nation. it is my honor and privilege to introduce our keynote speaker today, senator george j. mitchell. senator mitchell served as a u.s. special envoy for middle east peace under the obama administration, and before this distinguished position, began his career in the military serving as an officer in the u.s. army counterintelligence corps. senator mitchell practiced law in the -- in washington d.c. and maine before he was appointed the u.s. district judge
last week, former senator geoge mitchell discussed two first responders and washington. he touched on the israeli- palestinian conflict. this is just over one hour. [applause] >> good morning and thank you for your attendance this morning. from the nuclear was to the israeli and conflict, all of our dangers in the region that threaten the supply of oil to europe and the united states and create uncertainty the u.s. economy and security. these paramount threats, along with domestic and...
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president obama has no business running a state. our party cannot be run by someone who has never run a business and never run a state. [cheers and applause] our president has divided the nation, engaged in class warfare. we cannot defeat that president with a candidate who has joined in that very assault on free enterprise. [cheers and applause] when my opponents attack success and free enterprise, they are not only attacking me, they are attacking every person who dreams of a better future. he's afacting you. i will support you. i will help you have a better future. i will make sure that america is a place of opportunity. [cheers and applause] i'm passionate about our economic leadership as it creates prosperity for all in this great country. over the past three weeks we've seen a frontal assault on free enterprise. we expected this from president obama. we didn't anticipate some republicans to join him. that's a mistake for our party and our union. ours is it the party 6 -- ours is the party of free enterprise! [cheers and applau
president obama has no business running a state. our party cannot be run by someone who has never run a business and never run a state. [cheers and applause] our president has divided the nation, engaged in class warfare. we cannot defeat that president with a candidate who has joined in that very assault on free enterprise. [cheers and applause] when my opponents attack success and free enterprise, they are not only attacking me, they are attacking every person who dreams of a better future....
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there was a two-week period when she was gone taking pot shots at obama to the point where an editorial said governor you should come home and do your job and she ignored it. i'm proud of my accomplishments in congress and i'll go into those later in this debate. >> congresswoman hirono e try to dismiss your terrible record how many times you did show up. but if an average worker tried to do that they'd get put on probation and if a student missed that many days they'd be held back for missing the material and not turning in their work. >> you've been quoted as referring to george w. bush as our greatest president and you defended the bush administration decision to go to war in iraq as well as his handling of hurricane katrina. do you still support that? >> it's not a statement i ever made certainly after 9/11 when president bush faced anta tack on our nation, i thought he did a great job of uniting the nation and developing a plan. he believed that iraq had weapons of mass destruction and so did our allies in europe. it was than basis that the united states congress voted for our coun
there was a two-week period when she was gone taking pot shots at obama to the point where an editorial said governor you should come home and do your job and she ignored it. i'm proud of my accomplishments in congress and i'll go into those later in this debate. >> congresswoman hirono e try to dismiss your terrible record how many times you did show up. but if an average worker tried to do that they'd get put on probation and if a student missed that many days they'd be held back for...
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i went to the canadian embassy weeks ago, met with officials there. they said they want to do business in the united states. but if they can't do business here, they have to take those oil sands somewhere to have them refined. they said they would do that in china. now, this decision impacts not only the country, but specifically my district, the second congressional district in arkansas. we have a company wealth fund. it makes the pipe for the keystone pipeline. and they laid off some workers right after the president said that this decision would be after the next election. the folks at wealth fund were hoping for the opposite decision today, approving the pipeline. i spoke with them a little bit ago. they said that their concerns are, number one, that now they have all this pipe, hundreds of miles of pipe sitting around that's going to flood the market, reduce the cost of pipe , and they may have to lay off more workers because of that. and also, this is an indian company that came to the united states and invested in little rock, and now they fear
i went to the canadian embassy weeks ago, met with officials there. they said they want to do business in the united states. but if they can't do business here, they have to take those oil sands somewhere to have them refined. they said they would do that in china. now, this decision impacts not only the country, but specifically my district, the second congressional district in arkansas. we have a company wealth fund. it makes the pipe for the keystone pipeline. and they laid off some workers...